Vessel-cover reciprocating and oscillating mechanism.



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UNITED STATES v PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN GIBSON, OF HARTWELL, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE JOHN VAN RANGE COMPA'NY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO,l A CORPORATION.

VESSEL-COVER RECIP'ROCATING AND OSCILLATING MECHANISM.

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l Application filed October 1'7,190l. Serial No; 78.938. (No [nudeln To alliuwm t may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOHN GIBSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartwell, in Ithe county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain newr and useful Improvements in Vessel-Cover Reciprocating and Oscillating Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for manipulating the lid of a vessel, such as a coieeurn, as used in hotels, &c.

The features of myinvention are more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is an elevation of an urn with my invention applied. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of my improvement. Fig. 3 is a section on line y y, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section similar to Fig..3 with the device in the raised and oscillated position.

A represents the coffee-urn; B, the nozzle; C, the lid, and D the curved end bar from which the lid is rigidly suspended.

d a represent journal-brackets attached to l the side of the urn.`

. E represents a journal-bracket having a journal-eye b and a lug c.

F represents a rack-bar fixed to the rod D.

G represents a longitudinal groove in said rack-bar on the side opposite the rack H.

I represents a sleeve journaledon the rod D and resting on the journal-eye ZJ of the bracket E.

J represents a lever pivoted at d to the ears e of said sleeve I.

L represents a rack-segment on the inner end of said lever, engaging the teeth of the rack H.

M represents a transverse slot around said sleeve, partially through which projects the lugo and into the longitudinal groove G of rod and sleeve may then be turned. The lower end of the rack-sleeve F, having flanges h, will then rest on the lug c, supporting the rod and cover rin raised position. When the sleeve and rod are turned back until the4 groove G is brought over lug c, the lid, rod, and rack'- sleeve automatically drop down again. Thus the rod can only move vertically when the lug is in the groove-that is, when the lid is suspended directly over the vessel.

This device is simple, cheap, and easily attached to any vessel. These lids are usually heavy, hot, and hard to handle, and my attachment is a very convenient and efficient means for handling the same.

f Having described my invention, I claiml. In a vessel having a lid, a rod fromwhich said lid is suspended, journals at one side of the vessel in which said rod is supported, a sleeve resting on one of said journals, a lever pivoted to said sleeve, rack mechanism between'said lever and rod for raising and lowering the same, and means for turning said rod on its axis when in the raised position, substantially as specied.

2. In a vessel having a lid, a rod from which said lid is suspended, journals at one side of the vessel in which the rod is supported, a sleeve resting on one of said journals and provided with a slot, a lever pivoted to said sleeve, rack-and-pinion mechanism between said lever and rod-whereby said rod is raised and lowered, and a lug projected from the Vessel into a longitudinal groove in the sleeve, whereby the rack of said mechanism and rod may be rotated when the rod is in raised position, substantially as specified.

3. In a vessel having a lid, a bent rod from and into the said groove in the xaek-seeve,

which said lid is suspended, a sleeve pl'osubstantially as specified. 1o vided with a slot around the rod, a lever In testimony Whereof` I have hereunto set pvoted thereto, a rack-sleeve having a lon gimy hand.

tudnal groove and attached to the rod Within J OIIN GIBSON.

the sleeve, a rack-segment on the lever en- VVtuesses:

gaging the rack-sleeve, and a lug projecting OLIVER B. KAISER,

from the vessel Ihrough the slotin the sleeve WILLIE R. INNES. 

